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Skriven 2012-11-02 12:03:44 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
  Kommentar till text 30782 av MICHAEL LOO (1:123/140)
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Hi Michael,

Back from the craziness of life, catching up yet again the last few days..
Sadly, my sister passed away Oct. 13th.. rough but certainly better for her
now.  We're home now from the services  (trip cut short due to Hurricane
Sandy).


> Carrot pasta sauce

This one caught my eye :)  Looks very good.

It reminds me a bit of how I make pasta e fagioli.. the processed ingredients
make a great base for the macaroni and bean soup.

> 1 lg onion
> 5 good-sized carrots
> 2 garlic cloves
> 1 ts salt
> 1 c chicken or vegetable stock
> 1 c white wine
> 1 Tb tomato paste
> 2 Tb olive oil

> This recipe was originally created by my
> brother-in-law Marty, close to 20 years ago. It has
> been on my list of top five easy and yummy recipes
> I've made all these years. What I find amazing is that
> I've never seen carrots as the primary ingredient of a

Agree there.. I've never seen it either.  That is somewhat strange only because
carrots are so sweet.

Here's the recipe I meant that reminds me of yours, but now I am going to try
your recipe tonight. :)  Who needs beans (grin).

====Pasta e Fagioli====
You want this soup to be slightly pink, not red, hence the small amount of
tomato in this recipe.

For the Battuto:
1 med. onion
1 stalk celery
4 slices bacon
2 cloves garlic
1 small carrot

For the Soup:
2 Tablespoons Olive Oil
1 14-16 oz. can white cannoli beans 2 Tablespoons tomato paste, or slight 1/4
cup tomato sauce 1 1/2 quarts water
1 teaspoon  salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
2 cups small macaroni, such as ditalini

Finely mince the bacon, onion, celery, carrot and garlic until it resembles a
paste.  A food processor does this easily.  Heat olive oil in large soup pot.
Add the battuto, and cook on medium heat for five minutes.  Add tomato paste or
tomato sauce, and stir to combine.  Cook for 2 or 3 more minutes.  Add beans
with liquid from can, and crush a few of the beans on the side of the pot as
you add them.  Add the water, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.  Add the
macaroni to the boiling soup, and reduce the heat to low.  Simmer until the
soup is thick and the macaroni is done.  If the soup thickens too much, you may
have to add more water.  Add it 1/2 cup at a time.  Taste for seasoning, serve
with grated locatelli romano cheese.
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Take care,
Janis

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